Legal Opinion
People v. Nance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 14, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Contrary to defendant’s contention, the prosecutor provided acceptable race-neutral reasons for the exercise of her peremptory challenges against the prospective black jurors.
The court erred in admitting into evidence defendant’s notice of alibi (see, Williams v Florida, 399 US 78 [1970]). The error, however, was harmless (see, People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230).
The remark of the police officer, after the witness Hulin selected defendant’s photograph from an array, was not likely to lead to a mistaken identification in view of Hulin’s unequivocal and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. NeeseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. RumphAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. TaylorNew York Supreme Court · 1999
- DEKENIPP, RICHARD A., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- People v. DekenippAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013